UPDATE: An Amber Alert has been cancelled for a 3 month old boy and the search is on for the non-custodial father who allegedly kidnapped him. Russell Roysden was found safe last night in Morgan County; TBI has issued a warrant for his father Jerry Roysden, who investigators say has a violent criminal history.
WARTBURG, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The TN Bureau of Investigaiton (TBI) has issued a statewide AMBER Alert for a 3-month-old boy from Wartburg, TN.
Russell Roysden was kidnapped by his non-custodial father Jerry Roysden at 10 a.m. in Wartburg, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Authorities say the father has an extensive criminal history. He’s described as 56-year-old white man who stands 6 feet tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair.
Russell is 2 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 12 pounds. He has blue eyes and blonde hair.
A warrant for kidnapping was issued for Roysden’s arrest. It’s not known which direction he went or what he was wearing.
Anyone with information should call 911 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.